St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

messed fine attendance and excellent
sport. In the morning the weather was
warm, and before the second race it
rained heavily for a short time, but not
enough to affect the track to any extent.
The events were well contested and the
finishes without exception were close
and exciting. While the time, except
in the first race, was only fair, the
horses were evenly matched and it was
hard to pick the winners. Wary fur
nished the surprise of the day. She
was looked upon as sure winner in
the Cash handicap-one mile and quar-
ter-and was barred in the auction pools.
Swigert's feur-year-old, Brookful, an
other son of Ten Brock, won by
scant length, pleasing his few hackers.
at odds of Is to for first place. and 6 to,
l for second. The only winning fa-.
vorites were Little Minch and Ker-
mesSe, though BiXby in the second race
was well thought of. Owing to the sue
cess of the meeting, both in point of
racing merit and public interest, PreSi-
dent Clark states that in all probability
four extra days will be added. Five
hundred horses are at the track and
continued good racing is certainty.
First race, handicap, three-fourths of
mile-Starters, jockeys and weights: Little
Minch, Lewis, 120; Dago, Covington, 100;
Conkling, Richardson, 105; Clonee, Barber.
100; Fellowbrook, Singleton, JOG; Malaria,
craStinator. Scott. 100; Rescue, Cooper, 90:
Romeo, Brooks, los; Tom Hood, Stoval, 100;
Margo, Walker 100. Auction pools: Little
Minch S25; field S25. Tom Hood was away
took the lead and held it in the head of the
stretch. The rest of the way it was nip and
tuck between Minch and Hood, the former
winning in driving finish by half a length,
Hood three lengths in front of FelIoWbrOok
third. Time, ZIG.
Second race, one mile, selling purse
Starters: Belle Taw, Sedgely, 1O3; Bi1by,
Barnes, 81; Miss Florence, Stoval, 103; Min
100; Comedie Barbour, LOG; Jaubert, Gov
ington, LOG; Cupid, Green, 103. Pools:
Belle Taw, S35; Bixby, $50; Pat Donovan,
S22; field, $40. A heavy rain for about ten
minutes before the start did not change the
odds materially. Comedie got the start; at
the one-quarter pole Belle Taw took the lead
and led to the threequarters. There Bixby
moved out from second place. running in
front in the mire without being touched, the
rest whipping. Minnesota was second
length behind Bixby. with Comedie very
close third. Time, :45l2.
Third race, one mile and a quarter, the
cash, cash handicap, for all agesLstarters: Es-
102; Brookfui, Fishburn, 1io; Dark Hall,
Barnes, 95; Panama, Stoval, no; Hindoo
Rose, Cunna, 100; Wary, Coyington, 10Y.
Laftte was scratched just before the race.
Poo Pools; Wary Wary barred, Panama $50, Estrelle
Wary led off up to the quarter. Up the back
stretch it was Hindoo Rose, Wary, Panama
and Brookful. In the stretch Brookful sur
prised everybody by moving to the front and
finishing first half length in front of Wary,
second, Dark Hall third. Time, 2:12S4
Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth miles
Starters, Macola, Cooper, ITO; Big Three
Green, 100; o'Fellus Hathaway, 95; Deroch-
ONT DnNl. 4
Macola $45; Big Three S12, O,Fellus So De-
rochment secured a running start and led the
entire way: Macola was big favorite in the
books at odds Of So to So. his rider com.
mile was reached, but he was only able to
gain third, a neck behind Big Three, who was
length behind Derochment, first. Time,
%.
May, Cooper, 90; Fuschia, Sanderson, 102;
Filter, Green, 100; Orange Girl, Hathaway,
80; Pride of the Great, Richardson, 1O2;
Vale, Finnegan, 81; Mirth, Avery, 90;
Alice West, Boyd. 93; Tudor, Covington, so;
Light of London Monaghan, 9S; Irma III,
Walker, 81; Kirmesse, Barnes, 102. Pools;
Kermesse. S27: Tudor, SIC; Leila May $40;
Irma H, 81; field, $50. Mirth got the start
but Kermesse won, Tudor second, half
l :O4.
RAIN AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, Sept. 22.-On account of the
rain the race programme announced for
to-day will be carried out tomorrow,
with the exception of the great Patron
Clingstone race for purse OF $4,000,
which has been postponed until Satur-
day in order to insure a good track. In
addition to that race, Harry Wilkes will
trot to beat his record of 2:1315 for a
purse of s1,50O. The 2:25 class, with
nine entries, and the 2:1S class with
LOwland Girl, Loretto F, Rosalind
Wilkes and Prince Wilkes, will also be
trotted that day, making one of the
grandest attractions ever offered in any
one day by trotting association.